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Data compiled by CDW Healthcare show that 60% of physicians said their most popular activity on social media is seeing what their colleagues are sharing and discussing. Meanwhile, the percentage of physicians who used social media to search for a job doubled from 21% in 2010 to 42% in 2013.

Audio Report

Kay Dickersin of the Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence at Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Medicine, Mark Grayson of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and Harlan Krumholz of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation spoke with iHealthBeat about efforts to bolster clinical trial data sharing.

Perspectives

The U.S. spends more than $300 billion annually on diabetes, and yet people struggling with the disease are not getting the care and support they need. Organizations can effectively manage and support patients with diabetes today by deploying new models that leverage emerging technology with services in new ways.

Insight

One in two eligible professionals is set to face a penalty under the meaningful use program this year. But most of those doctors will see payment adjustments of less than $2,000. So, are the concerns about the penalties being detrimental to providers overblown? Or is this the start of a "regulatory tsunami" that will threaten practices and jeopardize patient care?